Imperial Crown

At the same time, Raven also received the news and read it carefully.

After the previous introduction, the first thing that came out was a "confession letter" from the Count of Montreal.

The general content is: Montreal Shiva Fox, due to poor supervision, failed to do a good job in military auditing, so he voluntarily resigned the title of Governor of Nord Province and was willing to pay any price to make up for his crimes.

The words used are simple and sincere, and it seems that he is really admitting his mistakes.

But what Raven cares about is not the letter itself, but the fact that it can be published.

Judging from the wording, this should be a private letter, not only to Marquis Anthony, but also to His Majesty the King!

But Marquis Anthony actually published it publicly, and even the merchants in Monen City could get the specific content, which was torn apart with the Fox family.

There was no consideration for the decency between the nobles.

It seems that the honorable Majesty Keynes XVI really hates the Fox family.

Raven can understand this.

The Church of Light is not only a religious organization, but also a political and military entity with independent territory. Allowing the Church of Light to station troops in the Nord Province is a serious violation of national sovereignty!

Any king who wants to leave a good name will not allow this to happen.

According to Raven, the Church of Light showed great persistence in being able to station troops in the Keynes Empire. It dispatched three cardinals who were second only to the Pope, quoted scriptures, and conducted serious negotiations with His Majesty's cabinet for a year.

The Church of Light was determined to win, and it was well prepared and sharp-tongued. It also took out the contract signed by Montreal in the name of the Governor, making His Majesty the King passive everywhere.

In the end, Keynes XVI made a compromise decision.

The Church of Light wanted to station troops, but the army could not pass through any territory of the Keynes Empire except the Nord Province.

Even so, the Church of Light agreed and immediately sent a transport fleet to prepare to go around the Middles Continent half a circle to transport the troops in!

It was after that that His Majesty Keynes XVI sent Marquis Anthony.

But an earl cannot be destroyed just by saying so. If the Fox family is forced into a corner and openly rebelled, then Anthony would have done nothing.

However, Marquis Anthony grasped the right measure. After announcing Montreal's confession, the actual punishment was a lot of noise but little action.

The Fox family only needed to give up the territory they had obtained by falsely reporting their military exploits and hand it over to the direct jurisdiction of the empire.

That was just a few baronies.

As for the dozens of families that were vassals of Fox, the punishment was even lighter. Each family did not have to return the territory, but only had to pay a certain amount of gold coins to compensate those nobles who fought bravely but did not gain enough merit.

When he saw this, Raven's eyebrows were raised - there are such nobles in Nord Province? Why don't I know them?

However, he also admired Marquis Anthony's skills. He gave a small punishment to the nobles who were vassals of the Fox family, and at the same time, he did not spend a penny, but won the favor of most of the nobles in Nord Province.

Now it seems that the rumors that were spread before were correct.

Marquis Anthony came here not only to punish the Fox family, but also to take over the position of governor in the future, just to fight against the infiltration of the Church of Light.

That's why it is necessary to win over the local nobles.

The next content is the specific amount of fines paid by each family, which surprised Raven a little.

It can only be said that the gold coins of the nobles are like water in a sponge, which can always be squeezed out if you squeeze it.

The most ordinary baron also paid a fine of at least 15,000 gold coins, and the viscount generally paid more than 50,000 gold coins.

In total, the amount of this batch of fines is as much as 940,000 gold coins!

And these were also distributed to the nobles of the Nord Province according to their previous military merits.

Raven got the most, and he got 37,200 gold coins alone.

For most nobles, getting this money is a pain, but it is not too difficult.

But on the other hand, it has been just over a month since the announcement of the news, and it is impossible for every family to save up.

Among them, the Fox family probably had to move out their own gold coins to compensate the vassals.

This blow probably cost a lot of blood.

"It seems that it is time to prepare." Raven put down the magic book and tapped the table with his fingers: "The gift for the new governor's inauguration cannot be neglected."

As for what to give, Raven has not thought about it for a while, he can't see through Anthony.

This Marquis is a bit too selfless, as if everything is really for the empire and for His Majesty.

This is very different from the nobles in Raven's impression!

However, half a month later, when the compensation gold coins were received, Raven was relieved.

Because nominally it was 37,200 gold coins, but in fact only 25,000 were received, and nearly one-third of the gold coins disappeared.

Obviously it is a common "transportation loss".

Raven was relieved about this. It seems that Marquis Anthony can't escape the temptation of gold coins!

Moreover, Raven inferred that in addition to this explicit fine, Marquis Anthony may have extorted an additional million-dollar sum from Montreal - Marquis Anthony made some extra money for himself, but he could not forget His Majesty the King.

Soon after the gold coins arrived, many nobles sent messages through the Sky Eagle platform, asking to order the Book of Magic.

This was actually related to Marquis Anthony's handling of the Fox family.

The spread of news has always been from near to far. According to convention, major events in Mon'en City, no matter how fast, will take two or three days to spread to border areas like Xuefeng County.

But this time, it was not long after the incident in Mon'en City that Xuefeng County got the news, which shocked some nobles who came to show off their well-informed information.

The news that the nobles in Xuefeng County knew was even more detailed than them.

Of course, we have to mention the Book of Magic.

Since Raven distributed 4 Books of Magic to each family, those who were interested naturally borrowed or bought one and then showed off to others.

So in just over ten days, the name of the Book of Magic was completely opened, and the nobles who were farther away from Mon'en City were more eager to buy it.

After all, information is a very valuable thing, and a time difference of a few hours may affect the rise and fall of a family.

A magic book requires about 3 pounds, or about 1.35 kilograms, of misty iron. Adding the enchanting materials, the total material cost is about 290-310 gold coins.

Misty iron is produced in Raven's territory, and every unit sold earns a profit, it's just a matter of how much.

And Raven's focus of profit is not on the magic book itself, but on its platform function.

Therefore, it is priced at 399 gold coins, sold uniformly, and listed on the Sky Eagle platform.

Even though it was announced in advance that its scope of use was limited, Raven still received 372 orders. Once all were delivered, another 148,428 gold coins would be credited!

Although the old saying of the Nord Province says that good things usually don't come in groups, Raven happened to catch one.

Because on the 5th day after receiving the order, Anno's Witch Academy was finally built.

The official name for it is "Nord Province Snow Maple County Snow Maple County No. 1 Orphan Nursery".

And Anno named it "Silent City".

It is hidden deep in the mountains. It takes six or seven turns to walk from the foot of the mountain to the door. If there is no guide, it is easy to get lost in the thick pine forest.

For ordinary buildings, this is a great disadvantage, but it meets Anno's requirements very well.

It can be seen from the faint smile on her face.

Anno is still as mysterious as before. She is wearing a black robe, chestnut hair is visible from the hood, and the scepter in her hand is quietly leaning on the ground.

The more powerful she is, the more Raven feels that Anno is unfathomable. In his eyes, the oppression brought by this young God Blood Witch is no less than Crouch.

Today's Anno is a little different from usual, perhaps because she is holding a little girl who looks only four or five years old.

"From now on, this is your home."

The little girl nodded ignorantly, and the surprise and shock in her eyes have not faded.

Because when she just looked here from the air on the horned eagle, there was clearly only a pine forest covered with snow.

But now, what appeared in front of her was a towering building she had never seen before!

The dark city wall seemed to be connected to the entire mountain, and the heavy gate was as high as three people stacked together, which was even more magnificent than the baron's castle.

How to open such a heavy gate?

An Nuo just raised his hand, and the crack in the door opened from the middle. The first thing he saw was a monster bigger than a house!

The little girl held her breath, but the fat lizard moved its butt and made way. On its back, several girls about her age poked their heads out: "Sister An Nuo, you are back!"

After making way, the little girl could see that there was an extremely spacious square inside the door, with a fountain in the center. Even in the cold winter, spring water still gurgled out, and there was hot steam rising from it.

Is that the legendary hot spring?

The girls rushed up, bowed to Anno first, and then saluted to Raven: "Baron!"

The little girl widened her eyes and quietly shrank behind Anno.

In her hometown, it was a baron who insisted on burning her to death, even though she did not harm anyone, but instead helped the baron's son to get rid of his fever.

Raven did not mind seeing this, just smiled gently, and followed Anno and others into the central hall.

The hall itself is very large, but it is only two stories high. This is for the same reason as the removal of the trail leading to the orphanage after the main body is completed.

Witches have always had a bad reputation, and both Anno and Raven try to keep a low profile.

If it weren't for the long-lasting project, it would be impossible to completely erase the traces. Raven wouldn't mind learning from the ancient emperors.

Although the main building is not high, the scale of this academy is even larger than Eagle Town.

While retaining a large open space, the internal buildings are complete, enough for thousands of people to live and reside at the same time.

Such a large area would cost a lot.

Although the magic circle that could block vision and create illusions was designed by Anno, the raw materials were all provided by Raven, and this alone cost nearly 60,000 gold coins.

After all the calculations, with a considerable part of the materials being self-sufficient, the total cost was close to 300,000 gold coins!

"Starting today, the academy is officially in operation." An Nuo's words were as simple as ever: "I, An Nuo, invite you as a witch of divine blood to establish a mysterious connection with me. From now on, we will break through the shackles of blood and become each other's closest sisters."

"Let silence be our name."

The ethereal voice echoed in the hall, and dots of purple light rose from An Nuo, and the light gradually became thicker.

The surging energy was stirring in the air, and the energy in the bodies of the 16 girls present was pulled, showing a colorful glow, intertwined and vibrated with An Nuo's own energy, and was pulled by her energy, falling to the ground, outlining a circle of complex magic arrays.

The girls were all witches rescued by An Nuo, and they obeyed her orders, so although they were a little confused, they did not resist.

Margaret, who had been staying out of the matter, had an extremely complicated expression.

Among the people present, only she saw An Nuo's true intention.

It is true that he wants to establish an academy, and it is also true that he wants to gather witches and give them a home.

But a good lie is to tell only part of the truth.

Anno's ultimate intention behind this is to rebuild the "Silent Sisterhood"!

That was an organization created by the Mother of Pure Black and composed purely of witches in ancient times. It was active in the long river of history for a long time, secretly manipulating the situation on the continent, but it was eventually destroyed.

The Mother of Pure Black also fell.

And now, Anno is obviously going to replace the Mother of Pure Black and become the master of all witches and the god of all witches!

Is this what Anno is pursuing? !

No wonder she didn't choose the existing human forces, but invested in Baron Raven.

No king would allow an extraordinary organization beyond his control to exist under his nose!

Margaret found that she actually admired this divine blood witch.

She thought that Anno's strength was the inheritance of blood and the gift of fate.

But now it seems that Anno's pursuit is enough to accommodate her power.

On the other hand, Margaret herself has lived for hundreds of years in vain, and her greatest wish is to prolong her life...

The emotions that have not fluctuated for a long time began to stir, and her heartbeat began to speed up.

Margaret wanted to join Anno's feat and become a member of this new Silent Sisterhood.

She looked at Raven with a soliciting look, and Raven nodded to agree.

Margaret took a few steps forward and actively released her energy, interweaving with the mottled light in the air.

At this moment, countless illusions flashed before Margaret's eyes, as if she could also jump high and glimpse the direction of fate, but the more she paid attention, the more blurred these images became.

The eyes went dark and Margaret lost consciousness.

When she woke up again, she found herself lying on a bed, and there was a mysterious mark of sedimentation in her body.

She woke up and sat up, and Anno's back appeared in front of her.

"Are you here to spy on me?" Margaret sneered: "But you've got the wrong person. I'm also a witch and I didn't tell Raven about your ambitions."

"You've got the wrong person." Anno said in a flat voice: "Baron Raven knows my intentions and your little secret."

Margaret frowned: "This is impossible! If so, why am I still alive?!"

Raven only needs a thought to wipe her out.

Anno looked out the window, as if he saw the distant future: "Raven's mind can accommodate the entire continent."

"What about your little thoughts that are irrelevant to the overall situation?"

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